GDT: 4/7/18 - New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers: The Last Supper Edition. RIP 2017-18 season.

[GregSirico]

WOW, Hank still in this game huh? Yeah let him take more of a beating. Cool.

 

[Tob]

We don't have a direction.

We have a direction when there's tangible bodies in the system and we have a highly ranked farm system.

Right now, we're taking the very first step on what could be an absolute dumpster fire of a rebuild. 50-50 proposition. Better chance as of today to end up Edmonton than to end up Pittsburgh. And everyone is giddy about it.

What future?? We have a bottom 10 farm system. Call in me two years, but right now, there's zero to be happy about. We just humiliated ourselves for 82 games.

you don't understand the concept of direction. When there are great players on the team and a highly ranked farm system, then we're halfway there in a rebuild. Saying we don't have a direction when we're selling hard at the deadline, stocking up on picks and prospects is asinine.

 

[aufheben]

Relevant:

Tie-Breaking Procedure
If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:

1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage). The greater number of games won, excluding games won in the Shootout. This figure is reflected in the ROW column.
2. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs.
3. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any "odd" games, shall be used to determine the standing.
4. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season. NOTE: In standings a victory in a shootout counts as one goal for, while a shootout loss counts as one goal against.

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	ROW	DIFF	vs	vs
NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	31	-36	CHI (0-2-0)	EDM (2-0-0)
Chicago	81*	33	38	10	76	32	-24	NYR (2-0-0)	EDM (2-0-1)
Edmonton	81*	35	40	6	76	31	-30	NYR (0-2-0)	CHI (1-1-1)

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

	Next Game	Time
Chicago	Apr 7 @ WPG	7:00 PM ET
Edmonton	Apr 7 vs VAN	10:00 PM ET

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Matt4776]

We don't have a direction.

We have a direction when there's tangible bodies in the system and we have a highly ranked farm system.

Right now, we're taking the very first step on what could be an absolute dumpster fire of a rebuild. 50-50 proposition. Better chance as of today to end up Edmonton than to end up Pittsburgh. And everyone is giddy about it.

What future?? We have a bottom 10 farm system. Call in me two years, but right now, there's zero to be happy about. We just humiliated ourselves for 82 games.

What would have been a better option for the team as constructed?

 

[trilobyte]

Fogarty shows an inclination for offense. I know nothing about his game all these years to date.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I’m not saying today is necessarily evidence of a losing culture they’ve developed already, but efforts like today start to become very common on teams with losing cultures. Teams that are better on paper than on the ice. The canes, the Sabres and teams like that.

You won't ever have to worry about the Rangers becoming those teams.

 

[Chytilmania]

We have too many AHL guys and a horrible coach. I think they just want the season to end already.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Didn't want to do it, but I just tuned in. AV's last 20 minutes. Let's do it.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

We don't have a direction.

We have a direction when there's tangible bodies in the system and we have a highly ranked farm system.

Right now, we're taking the very first step on what could be an absolute dumpster fire of a rebuild. 50-50 proposition. Better chance as of today to end up Edmonton than to end up Pittsburgh. And everyone is giddy about it.

What future?? We have a bottom 10 farm system. Call in me two years, but right now, there's zero to be happy about. We just humiliated ourselves for 82 games.

This isn't true anymore.

 

[trilobyte]

That is good analysis on Pionk on that play.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Hopefully management has had their fill of quality characters guys and will just power forward and pick the most talented guys in the next 2 drafts.

Well, they got character/leader types in the deals they made at the deadline. Howden, Hajek and Lindgren fit that description. Given that they were after Keller and Pettersson, and took Chytil gives me hope that the plan is the same for this first round. Add in McKenzie saying Gorton is looking for quality over quantity signals to me they want high-end talent.

 

[Machinehead]

This isn't true anymore.

It absolutely is.

Find me a single ranking that has the Rangers higher than 20 even with Chtyil, Andersson, and Hajek.

You've equated losing with future.

 

[Tob]

This isn't true anymore.

At worst, we're mediocre. Plus we have a lot of capable players that should be in the AHL up here with us this season.

 

[Ainec]

i wanted keller at 5 but where was the report that rangers were trying to trade up for him?

 

[Miamipuck]

Just can't take how happy everyone is. We're awful and the GDT's are like a ****ing party.

Not really there have been fights and shoving matches, I wouldn't call it a party. Still what's the sense of being miserable over something you can't control?

 

[Machinehead]

What would have been a better option for the team as constructed?

Not trading a defenseman we never had a replacement for would have been a start.

Firing AV 12 months ago instead of him driving us to a rebuild would have been a start.

 

[Mikos87]

Smith has 60 in 66.

Jam has 75 in 75

So they gave up 135 points of production in 141 total games.

Brilliant.

75 total games. Those players all played in the same games for the most part.

FLA made a wrong bet with trying to change a successful team and extending all of their players. Financially they couldn't make that leap without playoff revenue, so they had to move quickly.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Idk if y'all already mentioned it, but Giroux has to be one of the biggest turnarounds of the season. From the hand issues last season and people saying he's cooked, to scoring 100 this season. Crazy.

 

[nevesis]

15 more minutes of AV. @Machinehead....you ready to celebrate?

 

[Chytilmania]

Plus we are loaded with picks...

 

[Machinehead]

15 more minutes of AV. @Machinehead....you ready to celebrate?

I'm ready to die

 

[iamitter]

I'm a happy camper. Wins for the feels are not the best thing for this club. Take one for the team.

 

[JT Kreider]

We don't have a direction.

We have a direction when there's tangible bodies in the system and we have a highly ranked farm system.

Right now, we're taking the very first step on what could be an absolute dumpster fire of a rebuild. 50-50 proposition. Better chance as of today to end up Edmonton than to end up Pittsburgh. And everyone is giddy about it.

What future?? We have a bottom 10 farm system. Call in me two years, but right now, there's zero to be happy about. We just humiliated ourselves for 82 games.

Andersson, Chytil, Shestyorkin, Rykov, Lindgren, Howden, Hajek to go with Zibanejad, Skjei and Buchnevich is a damn good start.

It's way better than what Toronto had when they drafted Nylander (the official start of their rebuild) or when Shero first took over the Devils.

That said, Gorton better hit a 700 foot Game 7 of the world series walk off grand slam this summer. This off-season is the most important we've had in a very long time.

It will send us on a trajectory, one way or the other.

 

[Pizza]

Beginning of a very exciting off-season. A lot to look forward to, IMO. This is big a bump in the road.

Gotta love ya Jas. Way to keep it positive bruva.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

You won't ever have to worry about the Rangers becoming those teams.

The Rangers were those teams 20 years ago. We’re the least successful old franchise in the league. Sure, we won’t become the Canes or Sabres for the same reasons, we won’t have trouble attracting free agents or work on budgets.

But the on ice problems and locker room problems those teams face can happen to any franchise.